From: "Chris Santerre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
One of our users received a spam today from genutrust .com, URL in spam
CHICHIMECA .COM
This spam was VERY targeted. User's first and last name, complete address,
and her phone number. She informed me her phone number was listed with
initials of her and her husband, not her full name. So she has no idea where
they got this info.
It was already caught as spam, but it definetly has the user a bit nervous.
Looks like the targeted spams to bypass bayes filters is on the rise.
Anyone else see one of these from genutrust?
If she includes her address in signature blocks on emails a good
harvesting program on a mailing list will find it. Then some use of
things such as reverse lookup phone books will give phone number
and last name associated with it. And usually email signatures include
the first name.
It is not particularly difficult for people to do if the phone number
is listed at all and is not entirely pseudonymous in nature. That is
why I tend to be rather vague about where I live, South West corner
of San Bernardino County suffices for any sane needs. And I'm not in
any phone book. That does make it more difficult for targeted spam
operations.
(And the pseudonymous listing with a phone that has a hold button
is great fun when they ask for Fran Finkels or something on our
phone. "Oh, she's in the bathroom at the moment. I'll let her know
about your call. Please hold. <click>")
{^_^}
